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Eh, I think Mac's an INTP who has pretty good social skills (maybe especially when drinking). I could see ENTP also... but he just feels INTP-y to me. I know. I shook his hand.

INFJ

"I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. You can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

As for jumpiness, anyone can be neurotic and have anxiety. that's what booze and anti anxiety meds are for.

I don't really have any anxiety. If anything, I am too laid back.

Originally Posted by Rajah

A lot of that is legal training... it completely shifts how you approach problems. I know it sounds like I'm overstating it, but I'm not. Being educated under the Socratic Method changes how you think. Learning law in law school is secondary or even tertiary.

QFT

Originally Posted by Geoff

Absolutely.. my legal and analytical training have led me to be more of a problem solving extravert. I tend to bounce ideas around in a public environment - flip chart and coloured pens with a couple of people. It's how I create but I'm sure it comes from being an introvert that HAS to work in a group. I usually lead, and I adopt an energised style.. I'm sure it's an alternate "face" for me.

Right. I'd say... this is the "faces" thing. So an NT can have an SF party face. It's still kinda leaned back and relaxed, but it's fronted SF. I've had a professional MBTI assessor say I present SF (and even ESFP) in a social environment quite clearly, despite being a probable INTP. She told me she sees this a lot.. it's a learned defense mechanism mixed with a comfort-in-the-own-skin-as-we-get-older thing.

I wouldn't say it's a learned defense mechanism. I will agree with the comfortable part.

Originally Posted by Uytuun

NICE

*hides*

A lot of introverts learn to E it up as they grow up, I think. And you just get more balanced as you age. You've got good Fi for an INTP, though...INTP and iNtP if you want me to nitpick.

I hate phones and I was scared to order at the bakery when I was a kid.

I have good Fi? I don't understand Fi very well. I seem to test pretty high though.

Originally Posted by ThatsWhatHeSaid

I'm voting I, and I'm pretty sure about it. It has to do with your excitement level and lack of jumpiness. You strike me as a person who is always "leaning back" who gets people to engage him on your playing field. I associate that with introversion and an ability to reflect on things quietly.

Originally Posted by Ivy

I was thinking more like a shiny, glossy exterior that hides a pale and vulnerable interior, maybe one that needs a respirator to breathe.

Originally Posted by Jennifer

That's interesting, hmmm.

In other words, it's a bit of a diversion away from the things he wants to protect.

(Ironically sorta like... a clown costume?)

Originally Posted by Eileen

Eh, I think Mac's an INTP who has pretty good social skills (maybe especially when drinking). I could see ENTP also... but he just feels INTP-y to me. I know. I shook his hand.

Ehh...I tend to take people at face value. And I also think it's really hard to figure this stuff online. Unless you do a LOT of chatting with someone online, with at least audio and maybe video too. Body language and voice stuff tells a lot.